Backless

1978 RSO 10 tracks

Produced by Glyn Johns

RSO Blues RockRockBluesR&BPop
40%
Authorship
Co-Performer

Eric Clapton wrote 4 of 10 documented tracks

Authorship Breakdown 4 / 10 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Eric Clapton carries a lyricist or composer credit.

40%
4 trackswritten by Eric Clapton 6 tracksoutside writers
Eric Clapton's roles on this album

Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist40%
Composer40%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

10
Tracks
9
Lyricists
1
Producers
1978
Released

Backless is Eric Clapton's 1978 studio album, recorded with the same team as Slowhand and produced by Glyn Johns in a similarly relaxed mode. The album includes 'Promises,' a Clapton co-write with Richard Feldman and Roger Linn that became his biggest UK hit to that point, reaching number nine on the British charts. 'Watch Out for Lucy' and 'Roll It' are among the album's originals, while J.J. Cale's 'After Midnight' influence continues with a cover of Cale's 'Tulsa Time.' Backless is a comfortable, unhurried record (perhaps overly so for some listeners) that demonstrates Clapton's command of American roots music without breaking significant new ground. It closed the RSO period of his career on a note of consolidation rather than ambition.

Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Walk Out in the Rain
Bob DylanHelena Springs Bob DylanHelena Springs Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Carl Radle (Bass)Dick Sims (Keyboards)Jamie Oldaker (Drums)
2
Watch Out for Lucy
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Carl Radle (Bass)Dick Sims (Keyboards)Jamie Oldaker (Drums)
3
I'll Make Love to You Anytime
J.J. Cale J.J. Cale Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Carl Radle (Bass)Dick Sims (Keyboards)Jamie Oldaker (Drums)
4
Roll It
Eric ClaptonMarcy Levy Eric ClaptonMarcy Levy Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Carl Radle (Bass)Dick Sims (Keyboards)Jamie Oldaker (Drums)
5
Tell Me That You Love Me
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Carl Radle (Bass)Dick Sims (Keyboards)Jamie Oldaker (Drums)
6
If I Don't Be There by Morning
Bob DylanHelena Springs Bob DylanHelena Springs Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Carl Radle (Bass)Dick Sims (Keyboards)Jamie Oldaker (Drums)
7
Early in the Morning
Traditional Traditional Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Carl Radle (Bass)Dick Sims (Keyboards)Jamie Oldaker (Drums)
8
Tulsa Time
Danny Flowers Danny Flowers Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Carl Radle (Bass)Dick Sims (Keyboards)Jamie Oldaker (Drums)
9
Promises
Richard FeldmanRoger Linn Richard FeldmanRoger Linn Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Carl Radle (Bass)Dick Sims (Keyboards)Jamie Oldaker (Drums)
10
Golden Ring
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton Glyn Johns Eric Clapton (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Carl Radle (Bass)Dick Sims (Keyboards)Jamie Oldaker (Drums)

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